Principal Newsletter
From the Desk of Mrs. Riley
October 8, 2020
Dear Parents,
"Brothers and sisters: Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." -Philippians 4:6-7
There is no better time than now to spread that peace of God. Be that peace for others. May peace be with all of you!
Here are a few important school updates:
- Parent/Teacher Conferences - Conferences will be held BY PHONE ONLY, during the week of October 26th. Teacher schedules will be posted on Option C and you may go in and sign up for a time. Each conference will last for 10 minutes to allow teachers the opportunity to speak to all parents. Information on how to schedule can be found below.
- Fall Social Events - The safety of our students and faculty is of the utmost importance and difficult decisions often have to be made. We are moving along very well with the protocols that we currently have in place and are so happy to be able to continue our five day a week in the building instruction. In order to continue down this path, the difficult decision has been made to cancel Scholastic Book Fair, Trunk or Treat, the Harvest Dance, and CYO Spiketacular. Please know that the faculty and staff are working diligently to provide our students with activities throughout the school day to celebrate special events and holidays.
- Car Pick Up - There has been a change to our car pick up procedure at the end of the day due to the increase in traffic. ALL PARENTS PICKING UP THEIR CHILDREN BY CAR MUST ENTER THE PROPERTY THROUGH THE KNOWLES AVENUE DRIVEWAY ONLY. If you arrive before 2:45 PM, you will park in the lanes adjacent to the gym doors. Access to those lanes will be closed after 2:45 PM. Cars entering from Knowles Ave. after that time will be directed to the right lanes and after picking up your child, you must proceed forward only and exit onto 2nd Street Pike. No one will be permitted in the right lanes by the Rectory until the Gym lanes are full. Please understand that we need to empty the school parking lot as quickly as possible. We are requesting that parents not use this time to gather and socialize, but rather once your child exits the building, immediately head to your vehicle.
Thank you for your constant support and prayers for our school. I encourage you to continue to support our work as we advance our mission to provide a transformative education steeped in academics and faith to our deserving students. There is no greater investment for forming our future saints than a Catholic education!
Please carefully review this week's newsletter for many reminders and updates. We thank you for entrusting your children to us and for the sacrifices you make each day to send your child(ren) to Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School.
God's Peace,
Mrs. Barbara Riley
Principal
November Lunch Menu & Orders
**If you received a lunch credit from October for the early dismissal days please attach with your payment.**
Teacher Conferences - Week of October 26th
If you need to schedule multiple children with the same teacher, please attempt to schedule two back to back time slots. It is important that the 10 minute conference schedule is adhered to. If during the conference it is determined that more time is needed, an additional conference may be arranged with the teacher at that time.
If two parents would like separate conferences, one of the conferences will have to be scheduled manually with the teacher. Option C schedules a conference by student name and not by parent.
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School
Mission Statement
"Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School, under the guidance of Mary, seeks to empower students to commit to Christian service, dedicate their lives to Gospel values, and lead with academic excellence."
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